Eat like a hobbit Sunday.

[Sir Brian]

Welcome to the battle of the ā€˜bulgeā€™ brothers! 

Iā€™ve been engaged in my fight for ten years now ever since I officially hit the middle age group AND quit smoking (smoked 3 packs a day for 26 years). Therefore my metabolism took a serious nose dive along with my rediscovered taste buds brought me to my current weight woes of 236 pounds at six foot one. Still I donā€™t exercise enough and need to work on more cardio just for general health. I hope to get down to an even 200 lbs which would be the ideal weight for my height and larger frame. 

[Sir William]

Congratulations on quitting smoking, Brother!  As for the battle of the bulge, I find that I'm a recalcitrant fighter at best- although of late, that's not the case so much.  Not being able to fit in clothes that as recent as last year I was wearing (albeit a little tight, I could still fit them) is a big deal.  I hate clothes shopping so my wife does it for me mostly, but she's going off old measurements, my fault not hers.  I would dearly love to drop all this weight and get back to my fighting weight (and build) - it just seems a LOT harder than it used to be.  Of course, I'm daunted by my weight- I've never been this heavy before.

[Sir Wolf]

ug, stress does it to me. i put back 30 of my 52 lbs back on. sucks.

[Sir William]

I'd like to blame stress but really, its pure laziness and lack of motivation.  I'd much rather sit in my recliner, chomping chips and swilling beer while playing video games than working out or doing anything remotely strenuous.

[Sir Nate]

Congrats on quitting smoking, my step dad just quit, but he still in transitioning and smokes electric.
Ya my frame has a that 200lb. Range but my eldest brother is 6.1, my uncle is 6.2 and my great grand dad was 6.3, my other grandfather was 6.2, I think my cousin is 6.3 or 4.
Ya I've been to the gym 3 times in a row now and am going today. I've noticed a huge difference, but thanks to pool class and having just stopped fencing I think I was in decent shape when I started going.
Once you get in habit of exercising its easy, but the real challenge of losing more so fat is eating right.
Like not eating that 7th slice of pizza. Or the last beer in the back I the fridge.
I've gotten out of habit of eating when I'm passed nuclear leak limit. In fact I don' t often eat to the point of fullness anymore. But I like to think I'm not being gluttonous by say eating that 7th slice.

Actually I've started to do dome exercise in armor, sometimes with helm. It is painful but in a feel the burn way. Just usually the hauberk tho. Sit ups, push ups. (Funny how alot of low tech exercises say up, I'm going to practice sit downs this weekend, maybe some stand ups)

[Sir Rodney]

I need to drop 25 lbs. pronto for the spring & summer fighting season. I believe stress has a lot to do with it for me.  I ballooned when I was unemployed, then got in the best shape since college football while under-employed at Home Depot throwing freight 8 hours a day.  Since fully employed in my chosen field of work, my weight has slowly crept up due to the daily stresses, lack of exercise and lack of ā€œme timeā€ with two little ones running around the house. 

[Sir Nate]

I need to drop 25 lbs. pronto for the spring & summer fighting season. I believe stress has a lot to do with it for me.  I ballooned when I was unemployed, then got in the best shape since college football while under-employed at Home Depot throwing freight 8 hours a day.  Since fully employed in my chosen field of work, my weight has slowly crept up due to the daily stresses, lack of exercise and lack of ā€œme timeā€ with two little ones running around the house. 

Stress, such a simple burden, but if not tended to it can be the downfall of all good men.

Wow quiet profound that. You can quote me if ya like.

But if we did the hobbit way of taking care of stress we'd be seeing smoke puffs as boats. That's the finest weed in the shire

[Sir Rodney]

Welcome to the battle of the ā€˜bulgeā€™ brothers! 

Iā€™ve been engaged in my fight for ten years now ever since I officially hit the middle age group AND quit smoking (smoked 3 packs a day for 26 years). Therefore my metabolism took a serious nose dive along with my rediscovered taste buds brought me to my current weight woes of 236 pounds at six foot one. Still I donā€™t exercise enough and need to work on more cardio just for general health. I hope to get down to an even 200 lbs which would be the ideal weight for my height and larger frame. 

Same height here, but never been a smoker (a pipe with a scotch on the weekends doesn't count  )

My doctor keeps telling me 200 would be ideal at 6ā€™1ā€, but I havenā€™t been that light since the 80ā€™s when I was skinny as a rail.  Iā€™m shooting for dropping 25 from 250 down to 225.

[Sir Nate]

Welcome to the battle of the ā€˜bulgeā€™ brothers! 

Iā€™ve been engaged in my fight for ten years now ever since I officially hit the middle age group AND quit smoking (smoked 3 packs a day for 26 years). Therefore my metabolism took a serious nose dive along with my rediscovered taste buds brought me to my current weight woes of 236 pounds at six foot one. Still I donā€™t exercise enough and need to work on more cardio just for general health. I hope to get down to an even 200 lbs which would be the ideal weight for my height and larger frame. 

Same height here, but never been a smoker (a pipe with a scotch on the weekends doesn't count  )

My doctor keeps telling me 200 would be ideal at 6ā€™1ā€, but I havenā€™t been that light since the 80ā€™s when I was skinny as a rail.  Iā€™m shooting for dropping 25 from 250 down to 225.

Sir Brian not to be harsh, but when we first met you seemed rather short and when you said 6.1. I was sorta confused but then I realized I'd been higher on a hill. I hope I didn't offend you in any way by saying that.

[Sir Edward]

Yeah, I've slacked off on the diet and exercise since this past fall, and I'm noticing the difference. It doesn't take long to lose whatever progress you have made.

I consider 200 lbs to be by "ceiling". That's the point where I don't like how my clothes are fitting, or the lack of energy I have. I've kept it around 195 for the last year or two, but I was down to 186 at one point, and I need to get back there. I'm between 5'10 and 5'11, so that's a good weight for me.

[Sir William]

I don't think I want to be this heavy ever again...it isn't just the fatigue or inertia but I move slower, stairs are more of an issue (I have two sets of staircases at home and I'm up and down them several times a day) and well...sitting is much easier than standing, standing is much easier than walking about and run...well, I generally don't run at all.  lol

[Sir James A]

Geez, 230 was my ceiling, and I'm shorter than almost everyone. Maybe all those times my parents said NOT to eat cake, or frosting, or cookies, or ice cream for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or all 3 ... maybe, just maybe, they were slightly just a little bit partially right?

[Sir Patrick]

I've found resistance traing to be the easiest way to keep it off. For every year a man is over the age of 30, he loses 1 pound of muscle to fat. It's muscle that burns up a lot of calories, so as it goes to fat your metabolism slows down. I do a total body weight routine 3 times a week for roughly an hour. Here's the best part:  I also eat just under 3000 calories per day spread out over 6 meals ( talk about a Hobbitt)! Obviously there's a lot more protien than candy in that diet, but I'm never hungry. I'm 41 and 6 FT 2. I topped out at 200 before I hit the weights. I'm "down" to 190, but more importantly, my body fat went from 24 to 18 so I've traded A LOT of fat for muscle (which looks way better IMO).

[Sir William]

That is good news, Sir Patrick- it means there's hope after all after 40.  I just turned 41 and need to get my arse in gear, so to speak.  Basically, I took a whole year off from physical activity.

[Sir Martyn]

Gentlemen - again I find myself inspired.  Many familiar stories here - too bad we don't live close enough to organize a medieval fitness group   I have to make it through this next six months - after that will have more time to fit in exercise and healthy hobbies (like HEMA).  But ugh, the waistline has been getting tight again the last 3-4 months